Origin and Meaning of the Name Gay

Gay male popularity statistics
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1941 995 42
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1900
1899 892 7
1898
1897
1896 929 7
1895
1894 898 7
1893
1892
1891 888 -115 6
1890 773 8
1889
1888 777 8
1887
1886 892 6
1885
1884
1883 951 5
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Gay female popularity statistics
Year Rank Trend +/- Quantity
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
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1970
1969 945 -177 127
1968 768 -33 169
1967 735 -115 178
1966 620 -74 235
1965 546 -20 302
1964 526 -29 350
1963 497 -36 380
1962 461 -65 446
1961 396 -17 595
1960 379 -16 627
1959 363 +62 682
1958 425 -51 488
1957 374 +15 584
1956 389 +7 529
1955 396 -59 493
1954 337 +14 635
1953 351 -33 577
1952 318 +25 643
1951 343 +16 540
1950 359 -3 482
1949 356 +2 488
1948 358 -18 472
1947 340 -5 542
1946 335 +10 485
1945 345 -1 395
1944 344 -29 396
1943 315 +39 487
1942 354 -12 388
1941 342 +36 368
1940 378 -32 308
1939 346 +18 338
1938 364 -19 323
1937 345 +9 340
1936 354 +40 319
1935 394 +33 266
1934 427 +1 236
1933 428 +21 227
1932 449 +52 217
1931 501 +47 166
1930 548 +104 155
1929 652 +99 115
1928 751 +54 90
1927 805 +12 82
1926 817 +5 80
1925 822 +174 82
1924 996 -110 59
1923 886 69
1922
1921
1920 971 -119 57
1919 852 +45 67
1918 897 -96 64
1917 801 +19 74
1916 820 +32 68
1915 852 +54 59
1914 906 +11 42
1913 917 34
1912
1911 912 -63 23
1910 849 -48 26
1909 801 +92 26
1908 893 -140 20
1907 753 +224 25
1906 977 +5 15
1905 982 -64 15
1904 918 -98 16
1903 820 +35 18
1902 855 +81 17
1901 936 -42 13
1900 894 -284 18
1899 610 +288 26
1898 898 +11 15
1897 909 -88 13
1896 821 16
1895
1894 724 +4 17
1893 728 -32 17
1892 696 +117 18
1891 813 -136 12
1890 677 +93 16
1889 770 -70 12
1888 700 +56 14
1887 756 10
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